Breviradiate

/brɛvɪˈreɪdieɪt/ adjective

Definition

Having short rays or ray-like structures, used in describing flowers with shortened ray florets or marine animals with short radiating appendages.

Etymology

From Latin 'brevis' (short) + 'radiatus' (rayed, from 'radius' meaning ray or spoke). This botanical and zoological term emerged in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

Some sea stars and daisy-like flowers are breviradiate—imagine a starfish with little arm nubs instead of long arms, or a flower with barely-protruding petals!

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